Coconut Water For Raw/Vegan Meals - All The Same?

The thought crossed my mind that maybe some of the stuff listed online is meant for drinking (perhaps they have higher sugar content?) and some created specifically for meals? Or are they all the same?

After some research on here, I was thinking about picking up some from this brand:

Some have added sugars and thickeners just like the canned coconut cream. I just found my first recipe that uses coconut water. It has such little flavour I don't think its used much in cooking unless it something that you would eat or drink raw and really just want the nutrients from. I like blue monkey.

That said the one you linked to is really good- i'm really picky about which ones i like and that is one that i like to drink just as is. I've also used for smoothies but not any other cooking or recipes.

I'm just following a few sauce recipes I found in some book I bought ages ago. I've made one before and it's delicious - you should check it out. It's in RAWvolution by Matt Amsden. The recipe is called Creamy Dill Sauce.

Also, anyone know the shelf life on unopened canned coconut water? I'm thinking it's pretty safe to assume that if it does eventually go bad, it won't go as quickly (4-5 days) as opened coconut water. But I'm still curious: does it actually go bad? Or just stale?

I'll may do that from time to time, but for the most part, I think buying bottles is the way to go. For me, anyway.

I mean I can store 12 bottles of the Harmless Harvest in the fridge, but I'd either have to find storage for 12 (or more) coconuts somewhere in my kitchen in order to have a similar amount of juice on hand or I'd have to buy a couple and make a trip to the grocery store every time I needed more.

I mean it's not that big a deal either way, but the bottled stuff is raw, has no additives, saves me time both in buying and preparing and saves room, as well, so for now it seems to be a good alternative.